This is an advancedtranscription of the entire eight movements of Tchaikovsky?s Nutcracker Suiteand this version is for Clarinet Quartet. The Titles include: 1. Ouverture miniature, 2. Marche, 3. Dance of theSugar-Plum Fairy, 4. Russian Dance, (Trépak), 5. Arab Dance, 6. Chinese Dance,7. Dance of the Reed Flutes, 8. Waltz of the Flowers. A Score Cover, theConductor?s Score and all Instrumental parts are included in the price. Toview and listen to this suite in its entirety AND PURCHASE AT A DISCOUNTEDPRICE please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Playing Time approximately: 20:00

This arrangement is an easy to play adaption of Eric Clapton's world famous classic. What a great part of the music history! On 7 September 1976, Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney's annual Buddy Holly party. More music: www.the-hit-factory.com Instrumentation: Clarinet 1 and 2 in Bb, Basset Horn/Clarinet 3 in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb Listen to the recording - a challenge for your ensemble. Check out our latest uploads: http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/thomas-graf-the-hit-factory-com/smp-press/3001412 1303131?N... Any individual arrangement and substitute parts are available on request. Call 49 (0) 172 2515987 E-Mail: info@the-hit-factory.com. www.the-hit-factory.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitfactorymusic New catalog included (2016,9 pages) Video: https://www.youtu.be/7iU9rFJnghU

Ravel wrote 3 Chansons while waiting to be enlisted in the military during World War 1, and the only piece that he wrote for acapella choir. This is the 3rd movement of that piece, and it makes a great instrumental quartet piece. The song is about adults telling their children not to go into the woods of Ormond because there are monsters there. What makes the song fun is the list names of all of the monsters that reside in these woods. I've added the lyrics on my title page just as a reference, since as an instrumental quartet, this won't be conveyed to your audience. That said, if you didn't know what his piece is about, it's quite charming! This arrangement is for 4 Bb clarinets. There is an optional Eb alto part that can be played in place of the 4th Bb part.

Note: I have added a 4th clarinet part in the pdf for quartets who do not have a bass clarinet I know that there are some fairly ornate instrumental quartet versions of George Bennard's hymn The Old Rugged Cross. However, I thought it would be useful, for some groups, also to have simpler instrumental quartet versions available, which follow the original. So here they are: They are available on this site for flute, woodwind, clarinet, saxophone, string and recorder quartets

The Carmen Suites are two suites of orchestral music drawn from the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen and compiled posthumously by his friend Ernest Guiraud. They adhere very closely to Bizet's orchestration. This arrangement includes: Séguedille: Act I, Seguidilla (Carmen): Près des remparts de Séville - Les Dragons d'Alcala: Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act II The instrumentation of clarinet quartet is: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.

Arrangement of the traditional English tune used for this popular carol, starting with the adaptation by Sir Arthur Sullivan and continuing withvarious countermelodies as the tune is shared around each of the instruments in turn.The pdf contains score and partsThe sound sample is an electronic preview.

Here you have an interesting arrangement of the most famous baroque tune: Bach's classic. The arpeggio is parted into all instruments besides the solo voice. Easy while big fun to perform! Instrumentation: Clarinet 1 and 2 in Bb, Basset Horn/Clarinet 3 in Bb, Bass Clarinet in Bb Listen to the recording - a challenge for your ensemble.

Arioso is part of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata 156 which corresponds to the same number in his B.W.V. catalog. The symphony was probably derived from an earlier oboe concerto and was later adapted as part of Bach's Concerto for harpsichord in F minor. This instrumental quartet version was created with ensemble practice in mind for beginning music school students who want more contact with Baroque music, ideal also for liturgical performance in churches, as it is a sacred work. This version lasts 2:25 minutes with the original melody adapted with the harmony divided between the voices of the performers.

Arioso is part of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cantata 156 which corresponds to the same number in his B.W.V. catalog. The symphony was probably derived from an earlier oboe concerto and was later adapted as part of Bach's Concerto for harpsichord in F minor. This instrumental quartet version was created with ensemble practice in mind for beginning music school students who want more contact with Baroque music, ideal also for liturgical performance in churches, as it is a sacred work. This version lasts 2:25 minutes with the original melody adapted with the harmony divided between the voices of the performers.

The Carmen Suites are two suites of orchestral music drawn from the music of Georges Bizet's 1875 opera Carmen and compiled posthumously by his friend Ernest Guiraud. They adhere very closely to Bizet's orchestration.

This arrangement includes: 1) Prélude: Act I, Prélude: "Fate" motive - 2) Aragonaise: Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act I - 3) Intermezzo: Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act III - 4) Séguedille: Act I, Seguidilla (Carmen): Près des remparts de Séville - 5) Les Dragons d'Alcala: Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act II - 6) Les Toréadors: Theme from Prelude to Act I and Procession of the Toreadors from Act IV: Les voici! voici la quadrille des Toreros!

The instrumentation of the clarinet quartet is: Bb Clarinet 1 or Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet 2, Bb Clarinet 3 or Eb Alto Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet.

Linus and Lucy
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Linus and Lucy is a popular jazz piano composition writtenby VinceGuaraldi, used in many of the Peanutsanimatedtelevision specials. Named for the cartoon characters,siblings Linus and Lucy van Pelt,it was on the Vince Guaraldi Trio?s 1964 album Jazz Impressions of a BoyNamed Charlie Brown. In 1965, thesong Linus and Lucy was featured onthe television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Since 1965, the piece has introduced most ofthe Peanuts TV cartoons, just a few exceptions. It is one of the mostrecognizable pieces by composer Vince Guaraldi, and has become the de factotheme song of the Peanuts franchise.

This arrangement for Flexible Clarinet Choir or Clarinet Quartetcan be performed with as few as 4 players up to a full clarinet choir withmultiple players on a part. It is alsopossible to perform it as a quartet by leaving out the Flute 3 part, whichfills out the harmony. It is scored for EbClarinet (Part 1), 4 Bb Clarinets (Parts 1-4), EbAlto Clarinet (Part 4), Bb Bass Clarinet (Part 4).

Optionsfor Clarinet Quartet instrumentation are
EbClarinet (or Bb Clar. 1)
BbClarinet 2
BbClarinet 3,
AltoClarinet or Bass Clarinet or Bb Clarinets 4.

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This well-crafted arrangement for clarinet quartet is suitable for church or the concert hall. Stanzas 2 and 3 provide fresh harmonies after a straightforward statement of this sturdy tune. Works well as a call to worship, offertory, or postlude. The instrumentation is flexible enough to accommodate many different combinations.
Purchase includes a score and the following parts:
Part 1 - 1st Bb Clarinet (or Eb Clarinet)
Part 2 - 2nd Bb Clarinet
Part 3 - 3rd Bb Clarinet (or Alto Clarinet)
Part 4 - Bass Clarinet (or Alto Clarinet).

This beautiful arrangement the hymn tune, NATIONAL HYMN, is perfect for any religious or patriotic setting. A contemplative second stanza in 6/8 gives some contrast to the uplifting nature of the beginning and end. Purchase includes 1 score and the following parts which allows for flexible instrumentation:

Part 1 - Bb Clarinet or Eb Clarinet
Part 2 - Bb Clarinet
Part 3 - Alto Clarinet or Bb Clarinet
Part 4 - Bass Clarinet or Alto Clarinet.

For this Christmas here is a dramatic Fantasia for Instrumental Quartet based on the old English carol God Rest You Merry Gentlemen. It is an eclectic fusion of Classical music and 1950's Free Jazz and West Indian/Caribbean rhythms with exuberance and pulse. It is in verse-refrain form, but is very freely treated and each of the four verses is wholly unique. Every single note is written to express, and sometimes expand upon, the word of the text at that point in time. There is an irregular meter which changes every few bars using 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, and 7/4 but always maintaining a strong pulse. It contains abrupt changes in dynamics and a rubato tempo with many markings of articulation. This is a challenging work with dynamic results.
19 page score, 4 pages each part; 35 pages total
4:45 minutes